Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-02-23-Speech-3-049"

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dcterms:Date	"2005-02-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Human rights (Geneva, 14 March to 22 April 2005)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20050223.6.3-049"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-02-23-Speech-3-0502
lpv:speaker	lp:José Ribeiro E Castro2
lpv:spokenAs	member; DEVE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Coligaçao Força Portugal (PPD/PSD.CDS-PP) (2004-07-20--2007-11-22)3 substitute; IMCO (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, Commissioner, the annual sessions of the Commission on Human Rights are always a major event for the international and universal promotion of human rights. This cause is fundamental to us, yet we have to be mindful of the public’s consternation at the presence on the Commission on Human Rights of countries that are known as the biggest violators of human rights and that are in fact among the worst dictatorships in the world, such as Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Zimbabwe and China, along with others that have serious human rights problems, such as the Russian Federation, and we all know that this does not apply solely to Chechnya. In light of our European tradition in promoting human rights, we must set out a very clear strategy if we are to work in this context. In our opinion, this strategy must be based on three key strands, the first of which is the fight against dictatorships. Human rights culture is rooted in the fight against authoritarianism, totalitarianism and dictatorships, and there must be no let-up in this fight. Unfortunately, over half of the world’s population still does not have the chance to have a Parliament such as this one, and does not enjoy freedom of social or political organisation, and this continues to be a major priority, in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Pact on Civil and Political Rights. Secondly, I wish to draw attention to two new, modern-day threats to human rights. One is terrorism, global terrorism, which we are pleased to see is now addressed from this perspective in Parliament’s resolution. Terrorism is often only addressed from the other side. The fight against terrorism must not violate human rights – we agree on this – but we must also bear in mind that terrorism, by definition and being a very present threat, is one of the biggest causes of fear, one of the biggest causes of insecurity and, in itself, an extremely violent attack on human rights. Lastly, there is a new reality that threatens human rights and that is international crime. The dark side of globalisation – the exploitation of children, child labour, the trafficking of women, organ trafficking, the trafficking of human beings – must also be treated as a new threat to human rights. I feel that it is on these axes that we must focus our attention. We will support the resolution adopted in the Commission, provided some amendments are approved that have split the democratic vote. We reserve the right to a final vote."@en1

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